| The recorder with remote control will also be | DIRECTV will accept a wide variety of |
| sold without a dish antenna for customers who | industry-standard formats and will transmit in |
| already have the service. | any or all of the Advanced Television Systems |
| | Committee (ATSC) and other |
| If you choose an HDTV set without a | industry-standard transmitting formats, |
| DIRECTV Receiver built in, you can upgrade | essentially remaining format-neutral. |
| to an HDTV-compatible receiver when you | |
| purchase a new monitor. However, your | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new kind |
| current DIRECTV equipment will provide you | of television system that involves improvements |
| with digital-quality programming for as long as | in both the production and reception of |
| you own the system, when used with either an | television broadcasts. |
| analog or HDTV set. | |
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Dallas |
Yonkers |
Bay City |
Brooklyn |
San Angelo |
Lansing |
Hilton Head Island |
Visalia |
Rapid City |
Deerfield Beach |
Mechanicsville |
Kingwood |
Le Mars |
Potosi |
Burbank |
Grandville |
Daphne |
Medford |
Port Charlotte |
Pinellas Park |
Irving |
Boynton Beach |
Cleveland |
Clearlake |
Zephyrhills |
Dayville |
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| Their new Digital Satellite Recorder has all the | The DIRECTV System is compatible with |
| same features as their Receiver with TiVo - | Dolby Pro Logic Surround-Sound and Dolby |
| but with a new name! | Digital. To get true surround-sound, you will |
| | need a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital |
| There is a subscription fee for their DVR | surround sound processing unit. You will be |
| service. TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER customers | able to experience surround-sound if your |
| will receive the service free of charge, no | home theater system has surround-sound |
| matter how many receivers you have. | capability. |
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| The system includes a Digital Satellite | DIRECTV asks customers to connect the |
| Recorder, a mini satellite dish antenna with a | receiver to a land-based phone line for billing |
| dual-output LNB and a universal remote | and pay per view ordering purposes. You |
| control. | cannot connect a cellular phone to your |
| | receiver; it must be a land-based phone line. |
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